Rapid City, South Dakota, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Rapid City, December 2025

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2025	Moonrise/Moonset						Meridian Passing
Dec	Moonrise		Moonset		Moonrise		Time		Distance (mi)	Illumination
1	-		2:57 am	↑ (284°)	1:49 pm	↑ (72°)	8:55 pm	(60.5°)	224,879	88.4%
2	-		4:19 am	↑ (294°)	2:17 pm	↑ (63°)	9:52 pm	(66.4°)	222,767	95.1%
3	-		5:44 am	↑ (302°)	2:52 pm	↑ (56°)	10:54 pm	(70.9°)	221,837	99.0%
4	-		7:10 am	↑ (308°)	3:40 pm	↑ (51°)	Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
5	-		8:28 am	↑ (311°)	4:42 pm	↑ (49°)	12:01 am	(73.5°)	222,233	99.6%
6	-		9:31 am	↑ (310°)	5:56 pm	↑ (51°)	1:09 am	(73.7°)	223,946	97.0%
7	-		10:19 am	↑ (306°)	7:15 pm	↑ (56°)	2:13 am	(71.6°)	226,776	91.4%
8	-		10:55 am	↑ (299°)	8:34 pm	↑ (63°)	3:13 am	(67.8°)	230,407	83.6%
9	-		11:22 am	↑ (292°)	9:49 pm	↑ (72°)	4:06 am	(62.7°)	234,438	74.2%
10	-		11:44 am	↑ (284°)	10:59 pm	↑ (80°)	4:54 am	(56.9°)	238,530	64.0%
11	-		12:03 pm	↑ (275°)	-		5:38 am	(50.7°)	242,358	53.6%
12	12:06 am	↑ (89°)	12:20 pm	↑ (267°)	-		6:19 am	(44.6°)	245,708	43.3%
13	1:11 am	↑ (97°)	12:37 pm	↑ (259°)	-		7:00 am	(38.6°)	248,423	33.6%
14	2:15 am	↑ (105°)	12:56 pm	↑ (251°)	-		7:40 am	(33.0°)	250,440	24.7%
15	3:19 am	↑ (113°)	1:16 pm	↑ (244°)	-		8:22 am	(28.0°)	251,747	16.8%
16	4:25 am	↑ (120°)	1:41 pm	↑ (238°)	-		9:06 am	(23.6°)	252,386	10.3%
17	5:30 am	↑ (125°)	2:11 pm	↑ (233°)	-		9:53 am	(20.2°)	252,427	5.2%
18	6:33 am	↑ (129°)	2:50 pm	↑ (230°)	-		10:43 am	(17.9°)	251,952	1.8%
19	7:32 am	↑ (131°)	3:37 pm	↑ (229°)	-		11:35 am	(16.9°)	251,048	0.3%
20	8:23 am	↑ (131°)	4:34 pm	↑ (230°)	-		12:27 pm	(17.4°)	249,779	0.7%
21	9:05 am	↑ (128°)	5:38 pm	↑ (233°)	-		1:19 pm	(19.3°)	248,196	3.1%
22	9:39 am	↑ (124°)	6:46 pm	↑ (239°)	-		2:09 pm	(22.5°)	246,320	7.4%
23	10:07 am	↑ (117°)	7:55 pm	↑ (246°)	-		2:57 pm	(26.9°)	244,161	13.7%
24	10:30 am	↑ (110°)	9:05 pm	↑ (253°)	-		3:43 pm	(32.2°)	241,722	21.6%
25	10:51 am	↑ (102°)	10:15 pm	↑ (262°)	-		4:27 pm	(38.2°)	239,025	31.0%
26	11:10 am	↑ (93°)	11:26 pm	↑ (271°)	-		5:11 pm	(44.7°)	236,119	41.6%
27	11:29 am	↑ (84°)	-		-		5:57 pm	(51.3°)	233,112	52.8%
28	-		12:39 am	↑ (281°)	11:50 am	↑ (75°)	6:45 pm	(57.9°)	230,172	64.2%
29	-		1:56 am	↑ (290°)	12:14 pm	↑ (66°)	7:37 pm	(64.0°)	227,521	75.1%
30	-		3:16 am	↑ (298°)	12:45 pm	↑ (59°)	8:35 pm	(69.0°)	225,429	84.9%
31	-		4:39 am	↑ (305°)	1:25 pm	↑ (53°)	9:37 pm	(72.5°)	224,173	92.7%
* All times are local time for Rapid City. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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